Another unspecified error problem

[Jadis]

Just re-installed Medieval II and Kingdoms after a looong time. However, when I try to start the game it crashes right away and gives me the 'unspecified error' problem and exits. Here's the system.log

13:37:00.171 [system.rpt] [always] CPU: SSE
13:37:00.187 [system.rpt] [always] ==== system log start, build date: Aug 3 2007 version bld-medieval2-kingdoms-104 (45562) ===
13:37:00.281 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_0.pack
13:37:00.375 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_1.pack
13:37:00.484 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_2.pack
13:37:00.578 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_3.pack
13:37:00.625 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_4.pack
13:37:00.656 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/localized.pack
13:37:00.750 [system.io] [always] mounted pack mods/americas/packs/data.pack
13:37:00.765 [system.io] [always] mounted pack mods/americas/packs/localized.pack
13:37:00.937 [system.io] [warning] open: mods/americas/data/text/shortcut.txt.strings.bin is missing
13:37:00.953 [system.io] [warning] open: mods/americas/data/text/shortcut.txt is missing
13:37:00.968 [system.io] [warning] open: preferences/player.txt is missing
13:37:00.968 [system.io] [warning] open: mods/americas/preferences/keys.dat is missing
13:37:00.968 [system.io] [warning] open: mods/americas/preferences/keys.dat is missing
13:37:01.171 [system.rpt] [error] Medieval 2: Total War encountered an unspecified error and will now exit.

[irishron]

First update to Kingdoms 1.05 to get the last version and the last bug fixes, then try it.

[Jadis]

I tried it and got multiple 'failed to update' messages. So then I uninstalled Kings and Medieval II and cleaned up everything, then when I tried to fire up just Medieval before I installed kingdoms, got the unspecified error thing again.

16:32:45.437 [system.rpt] [always] CPU: SSE
16:32:45.437 [system.rpt] [always] ==== system log start, build date: Oct 5 2006 version bld-medieval2-final-52 (29455) ===
16:32:45.546 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_0.pack
16:32:45.609 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_1.pack
16:32:45.687 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_2.pack
16:32:45.781 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_3.pack
16:32:45.843 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_4.pack
16:32:45.859 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/localized.pack
16:32:45.921 [system.io] [warning] open: preferences/player.txt is missing
16:32:45.921 [system.io] [warning] open: preferences/keys.dat is missing
16:32:45.921 [system.io] [warning] open: preferences/keys.dat is missing
16:32:46.015 [system.rpt] [error] Medieval 2: Total War encountered an unspecified error and will now exit.

[PoleCat]

....13:37:00.968 [system.io] [warning] open: mods/americas/preferences/keys.dat is missing
13:37:00.968 [system.io] [warning] open: mods/americas/preferences/keys.dat is missing
13:37:01.171 [system.rpt] [error] Medieval 2: Total War encountered an unspecified error and will now exit.

...16:32:45.921 [system.io] [warning] open: preferences/keys.dat is missing
16:32:45.921 [system.io] [warning] open: preferences/keys.dat is missing
16:32:46.015 [system.rpt] [error] Medieval 2: Total War encountered an unspecified error and will now exit.

I find it strange that the log shows the error both times right after the program tries to open the preferences/keys.dat file twice for both M2 and Kingdoms. It looks like that's what is throwing the error but I can't see why that would be.

Maybe if you made your own file and inserted it into the Preferences folder that would solve the problem? This is a strange bug.....

[irishron]

Where did you get the game? What operating system?

[Jadis]

I got the game from gamestop quite awhile ago, and the operating system is XP.

[Il Medico]

This is basically the same problem I am having.

[irishron]

The game is not loading right.
Reinstall Medieval2, try Medieval2 vanilla campaign.
If good, install its patches and Kingdoms.
If good, install the Kingdoms patch.
If any step not good, see if you can try the discs on another computer.

[Jadis]

The game is not loading right.
Reinstall Medieval2, try Medieval2 vanilla campaign.
If good, install its patches and Kingdoms.
If good, install the Kingdoms patch.
If any step not good, see if you can try the discs on another computer.

Vanilla campaign?

[irishron]

Vanilla campaign?

In your case, vanilla as in Medieval II Total War 1.0.

[Jadis]

So I went out and bought the Battle Pack from Target, and installed the discs contained within. Now the game works just fine. Not to happy that I had to spend money for a game I already had, but at least it works now. Thanks for all the suggestions

[irishron]

Glad it works. Enjoy playing.